Fifteen Minutes of Fame

What a Surprise to get a call this morning from my mother-in-law who said I was mentioned in the local newspaper today!  I was afraid to ask what or why I was mentioned in the paper because I was scared it had something to do with me line judging a varsity Volleyball game last night and maybe people were mad at some of the calls I made....but I was pleasantly surprised to find out it had something to do with my favorite job of teaching quilting.  Click HERE and read all about it.

Emily, the author of the article, was a student in my quilt class...enjoy reading her blog desperatelyseekingsalem.com/

Happy Friday! 

New Years Resolution

At the beginning of the year...I didn't really make any New Year's Resolutions, but I was challenged to choose one word that I wanted to remember all year and strive to work towards...the word I chose in January was 'REDUCE'.  Now that could mean many things, but for me it means to live with less, eat less, reduce the amount of 'stuff' in my house, reduce my waistline, etc... It even meant at some point I was going to work up enough courage to cut my hair and reduce the amount of hair on my head.  I've gradually worked at reducing here and there...like going thru closets and drawers getting rid of stuff that I don't need that takes up space.  I and my family are very bad about keeping way too much stuff because we are so sentimentally attached to everything.  So...we are working on reducing.  And today was the day that I 'reduced' my hair! :)  If you know me, you know I've had pretty long hair for awhile and today I cut a good 10" off.  It was scary, but I was ready.

Happy Friday!

Jelly Roll Magic

Don't you just love a new fabric Jelly Roll that you've just brought home from your favorite shop, but

you think what am I going to do with it :)  Well...I've found just the thing.  Check this out!...it's the most amazing and fun quilt made out of a fabric Jelly Roll...it's a bit of magic.

Watch the video and sew one for yourself.  That's what I am going to do.

Oregon Coast

I just HAD to run off to the coast(my favorite place on earth, besides Disneyland, of course)last Tuesday, the last day before my girls went back to school.  I took my mother-in-law with me.  We had so much fun sitting and talking and watching the kids dig in the sand for hours.  It's amazing how kids can play for hours moving sand from one location to another...or digging holes so they can jump in them.

Happy Friday to all...

Vintage Flea Market at Deepwood

Here is an event you don't want to miss.

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My friend over at Pink Postcard will have a vendor booth there.  She has beautiful items for sale which include 'made-over' furniture pieces, handmade pillows, and much more.

New Etsy Items

Today I posted some new Etsy Items...

This is one of my sewing patterns called "The Aimee Bag".  It is a very simple, beginner pattern.  It gives you the basic know-how of how to construct a bag and with a little adjustment it could be made wider and/or taller. It has a large outside pocket as well as many pockets on the inside.

This little bag is a "pencil pouch"...it will fit a 3 ring binder.  My girls and I always searched for just the right pencil pouch and never could find one...so I created one that they love.   My girls get orders from their friends at school who want them too.  It's fun to create something that everyone loves and wants.